The Gal3p transducer of the GAL regulon interacts with the Gal80p repressor in its ligand-induced closed conformation
Copyright policy )The Gal3p transducer of the GAL regulon interacts with the Gal80p repressor in its ligand-induced closed conformation
A wealth of genetic information and some biochemical analysis have made the GAL regulon of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae a classic model system for studying transcriptional activation in eukaryotes. Galactose induces this transcriptional switch, which is regulated by three proteins: the transcriptional activator Gal4p, bound to DNA; the repressor Gal80p; and the transducer Gal3p. We showed previously that NADP appears to act as a trigger to kick the repressor off the activator. Sustained activation involves a complex of the transducer Gal3p and Gal80p mediated by galactose and ATP. We solved the crystal structure of the complex of Gal3p–Gal80p with α-D-galactose and ATP to 2.1 Å resolution. The interaction between the proteins occurs only when Gal3p is in a “closed” state induced by ligand binding. The structure of the complex provides a rationale for the phenotypes of several well-known Gal80p and Gal3p mutants as well as the lack of galactokinase activity of Gal3p.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute United States
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory United States
Models, Molecular, Transcriptional Activation, Binding Sites, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Galactose, Hydrogen Bonding, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Ligands, Regulon, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Repressor Proteins, Galactokinase, Adenosine Triphosphate, Mutation, Humans, Protein Structure, Quaternary, Protein Binding, Transcription Factors
Models, Molecular, Transcriptional Activation, Binding Sites, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Galactose, Hydrogen Bonding, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Ligands, Regulon, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Repressor Proteins, Galactokinase, Adenosine Triphosphate, Mutation, Humans, Protein Structure, Quaternary, Protein Binding, Transcription Factors
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